He was not a perfect child, by any means, but his faults were of the better sort; and being early taught the secret of self-control, he was not left at the mercy of appetites and passions, as some poor little mortals are, and then punished for yielding to the temptations against which they have no armor.

他当然不是个完美的孩子，但他的缺点较为温和；因为很早就学会了自制，他没有像某些可怜的孩子那样，先被任由欲望和冲动摆布，再因屈从于那些毫无防备之力的诱惑而受罚。